Mr Reid said recently that he thinks every day about the decisions that were made or not made

It is estimated about 2,000 doctors will ultimately benefit under various changes to the rules, with patients to get easier access to care

The Irish Medical Organisation said for "some new NCHDs, 'not getting paid' is their first experience of working with the HSE."

The number of college places offered in Irish medical schools is set to increase from September, as part of plans to increase the number of students studying to become doctors here by 2026.

Ireland does not have enough GPs to meet our needs — and this shortfall can have serious consequences

Patients needing catch-up care after the pandemic delays are facing a critical year just as doctor emigration shoots up, theIrish Medical Organisation (IMO) has warned.

The seminar also heard from Amy Dunne who was known as ‘Miss D’ during a landmark legal case in 2007 centering on the right to travel for abortions

The first episode of RTÉ's three-part show provided fascinating insight into the lives of both patients and staff in the Irish hospital system 

Traditionally one of the highest-demand undergraduate courses, the first round of CAO cut-off points increased at almost every medicine course last year

A survey revealed that 40% have worked over 24 hours in one shift and 91% feel they have little or no control over their work lives

There seems to be a lack of curiosity as to why these doctors are earning sums no doctor in Ireland ever should from the public purse

I lost my dad when I was 14. The biggest challenge I've faced in my life so far was that grief as a teenager

Funding cuts during the recession may have created insecurity in young GPs and made many reluctant to set up their own practices

'A GP not seeing people could be a matter of life and death for someone'

HSE audit also found 2,644 international doctors had failed or did not show acceptable proof of 'mandatory' English-language tests

Doctors Without Borders says its operations across Afghanistan have not been affected by the recent developments in Kabul.

Without the practical clinical internship year, international medical students cannot practice as doctors here

Apathy is the driving factor behind most doctors not making complaints, according to the new report

Dr Mary Favier, Covid lead for Irish College of General Practitioners, said GPs had noticed an “uptick” in activity in the past week, with more referrals for Covid testing among patients displaying symptoms.

Breast cancer was the cancer most frequently involved in the claims

Group of medical graduates campaigning for 300 extra intern posts this year have welcomed signals that more than 100 additional posts will be provided

Hospitals nationally have struggled to fill consultant roles, with an estimated 728 vacant around the country or filled on a temporary basis by locum staff

One doctor says: I could safely vaccinate 60 patients an hour in a church clinic

Even if the obesity epidemic has been exaggerated, huge numbers struggle to reach a healthy weight.

Union warns Oireachtas health committee of 'tsunami of missed care' as much non-Covid treatment has been set aside for almost a year

New correspondence, released under Freedom of Information to Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty, shows that repeated requests for a copy of the document for then-Minister for Health Simon Harris were rebuffed.

Three days of strike action were due to take place on January 14, 20 and 21 but were postponed due to the worsening Covid-19 situation

People suffering from mental health illnesses can die on average 10 to 15 years sooner than those without mental health issues. That is according to a leading GP, who addressed the Oireachtas committee on Mental Health earlier today.

Doctors specialising in public health voted overwhelmingly on Friday to take industrial action, up to and including strike action.

Survey finds doctors on the frontline are being harassed for treatment or procedures that are being delayed or cancelled because of Covid-19

Date brought forward for a ballot on industrial action because there is now a belief there is “no possibility of progress”

What is of lasting consequence is that Varadkar’s veneer is damaged. And that is the least-worst outcome, writes Gerard Howlin

In a country that has seen seismic changes in recent years, 90 minutes in Dáil Éireann last night confirmed to most in Irish society that nothing has really changed.

Martin has asked his department to examine what correspondence exists between it and the now-defunct National Association of General Practitioners

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has made a strong show of support for Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, saying he has confidence in him, despite acknowledging he should not have shared a confidential document the way he did.

In a letter, then-Chief Executive of the NAGP Chris Goodey wrote: 'Our members advise us that they will inform their patients of the failings in the health service and the role of Fine Gael in the demise of community and GP services.'

The CEO of a hospital which was "almost overwhelmed" by Covid-19 last April is warning that patients, families, and frontline workers cannot be put through something similar again.

"What this allows our centres to do is to deal with the most recent cases and effectively hit a reset button to help us get ahead of the disease again"

Survey of 232 final-year students also found those on shorter graduate programmes were more likely to stay post-qualification than those on longer direct entry programmes. 

The HSE got about 70% of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic right, but would make different decisions for about 30%; namely nursing homes and private hospital utilisation, according to its CEO.

The €600m funding injection for the HSE’s Winter Plan, while welcome, is an admission of sorts that the healthcare system is under-resourced and not working.

The scale of the Covid-19 pandemic would not have been so severe if long-standing health service problems hadn’t been long-fingered - current issues confronting the healthcare system are “dangerous, reckless and unsustainable”.

Pharmacies report little or no supplies for private use as HSE ringfences flu vaccines for more vulnerable patients.

Non-EU doctors are being prevented from joining Irish training schemes to become consultants, it has been claimed. Mohsin Kamal, originally from Pakistan, came to Ireland in 2016 and says he has not been given the opportunity to progress his career.